Funnel



H. G.PAR'KER FUNNEI.-

'July 29, 1924'. 1,503,373

Filed Junev 30. 1923 Patented July 29, 1924.

HnsciiEL e. PARKER, yor PHILIP'sBUnG, PENNSYLVANIA.

- FUNNEL.

replication inedA June 3o, lees. serial' Nal-eaasie.

for its primary objectthe provision"ofuaV funnel adapted torbe collapsed-Sand retained in thefillin'gf spout of anautomobile radiator'or any other receptacle having a illing spout, and having 1an n inherent 4 quality whereby upon receivingan "initial impulse, `it ,will spring upward, at the same time opening, into operative position.

Another bbj ect is the-'provision of. a funnel which will be light, dur-able-= vand inexpensive to manufacture.

Briefly, the device consists of two, sub stantially EVishafped .springf ,wire members,

' positioned one within and at right angles to the other and having a fabric body open at the upper and lower ends, the upper edge being secured to the ends of the four arms formed by the Wire members, while the lower end is secured to a ring member held in oifset in the arms near their apices. These offsets also serve to secure the funnel against withdrawal from the spout, by abutting against the under edge of an annular ange secured therein. It will be seen that upon compressing the spring arms at their upper ends, the funnel will be sufficiently compressed to allow it to be pressed down into the spout, and when it is desired to bring the funnel into operative position it is vlifted until the upper edge is above the edge of the spout, whereupon the tendency of the arms to spring outward will draw the funnel upward in open position.

The invention will be b-est understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, with the understanding that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings, but may be changed and modilied so long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

.ln fthe drawings-:- l

Figure 1 :is-,an elevation of an-Y automobile radiator showing the funnelr inv operative position. n

Fig. 2 is a .topplan view of the funnel.

filig. k3. is a'nside 1'elevation ofA the. funnel Y upon in the: radiator spout, the spout being in `section,ja11d Fig. is: a side elevation of the. funnel closed in the radiator.l spout, .the spout-being;

in section.

Inuthe .'drawlngs, `wherein like refer encenumerals indicate correspondingipar-ts f throughout the several views of the; drawing, 1 indicates lanautomobile' radiator, having the usual filling spou-t 2. lWithin this spout is fittedk a ring. 3, as shown, which-ring serves Y to retain vthe funnel within ft-he. spout whethenit -is` in open or closed. position, as

will `.become apparent -further i on. The funnel-comprises aibodyv 4,1 whichvmay. be

of can-vasor other suitablefabric.l plurality of substantiallyf-Vrshapedxgspring wire members 5, constituteL the supporting frame for the body, one of these members being positioned within and at right angles to the other, the point of the inner seating within the point of the outer, as at 6. Each of these members 5, have broadly pointed apices, each arm of each member having a short portion 7, lbent inward at 8 and outwardly at 9, thus causing the bottom to assume the shape of an arrow head. Slightly below midway of their ends the arms are again bent as at 10` and again sharply as at 11, and inwardly again at 12, .thus forming, when released and allowed to! spring outward, a funnel shaped frame for the fabric body. The upper end of each arm is looped as at 13, to which the upper edge of the fabric body is secured. One of the arms is continued upward a short distance and bent outwardly to form a grasping member 14.

The lower edge of the fabric is turned back over a ring 15 and stitched to the body as at 16 and this ring is held in the offsets formed by the inturned portion 7 thus the fabric body is held in position within the four arm members 5.

It will be readily seen that upon drawing the funnel upward until the bend 11, is above the edge of the spout 2, that the tendency of the arms 5 to spring outward will act to draw the funnel upward until the portion 7 abuts the under edge of the ring 3, thus stopping the upward `movementl The bend l0,v will then be at the edge of the spout 3. When the 'funnel is forced back into the spout it is pressed downwardly until the portions between the bends ll and l2 nearly contact with the upper inner edge oit' the ring 3, the spring tension of the arms againstI the interior of the spout serving to hold the funnel in place, but should it slip downward through jarring of the vehicle the ring will prevent its escape into the in-V terior of the radiator.

Having thus described the what is claimed as new is zl. A funnel adapted for use in a iillng spout, comprising an expansible and contractile flaring frame, consisting of substantially V-shaped members, the apex of one member within and resting upon the other at its apex and disposed transversely thereto, said frame being shiftable lengthwise of the filling spout for assuming its open or closed position, a body of compressible material open at each end and surrounded by and connected to the frame, an annulus surrounding said frame and adapted to be secured within a filling spout, a shoulder formed in each arm of each frame member adjacent the apex of each member for coacting with said annulus to prevent the withdrawal of the funnel from the spout when the funnel is in open position, and a invention,

grasping member, extending from one of said arms above the upper edge of the funnel.

2. A funnel adapted for use in a lilling spout, comprising an expansible and contractile Haring frame, consisting of substantially V-shaped members, the apex of one member within and resting upon the other at its apex and disposed transversely thereto, said frame being shiftable lengthwise of the filling spout for assuming its open or closed position, a body of compressible Inaterial open at each end and surrounded by and connected at one end to the frame, an annulus surrounding said frame and adapted to be secured within a filling spout, a shoulder formed in each arm of each frame member adjacent the apex of the member for coacting with said annulus to prevent the withdrawal of the funnel from the spout when the funnel is in open position, a ring member carried by said body material at its lower end and positioned between the four arms provided by the V-shaped members, and adapted to bear against the under surface of said shoulders to retain the lower end of the material in position, and a grasping member extending from one of said arms above the edge of the funnel.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

HERSCHEL G. PARKER. 

